School Counselor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Proficient skills in keyboarding, word processing, and file maintenance
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic math skills
• Ability to use a personal computer and software to develop spreadsheets and databases, and do word processing
• Bachelor’s Degree (Master's Preferred)
• A Valid Pupil Personnel Services Certificate
• Criminal Justice/Fingerprint Clearance
• TB Clearance

Responsibilities

• Meeting with students whose names appear on the low grade list for each marking period, and if appropriate, formulating a plan of action for success involving the student and the parent.
• Planning and/or promoting programs which enhance the academic, social, or emotional growth of students, e.g., Curriculum Fair, Career Fair, Underclass Meeting with seniors once each semester and mailing updates on their graduation status to their parents.
• Working with students who have discipline, attendance, and academic problems and are referred by teachers, parents, or administrators.
• Ensuring that students are aware of requirements for graduation and college admission, as well as any NCAA requirements that may be necessary for athletic participation.
• Guiding each student to choose courses consistent with his/her interests, abilities, and career plans.
• Helping students develop post-secondary educational plans in accordance with their interests, abilities, and career plans.
• Assisting students with the completion of college admissions applications.
• Organizing and promoting standardized assessment opportunities and interpreting test results to students and/or parents on request.
• Assisting the principal in the preparation of diploma lists and identification of honor graduates in preparation for the Senior Honors Program and Graduation.
• Assuring that appropriate, accurate information is maintained in each student’s permanent, cumulative record.
• Making necessary schedule changes for individual students that are both appropriate for their abilities and aligned with their educational and career plans.
• Facilitating small groups for individual students with identified, common needs at Fortune Early College High School.
• Consulting with and serving as a resource for students, staff, and parents regarding the developmental needs of students, which may include: Identification and referral of students for Child Study Meetings; Creation and oversight of Section 504 plans; Active participation in Special Education meetings.
• Conferring with individual students who have experienced a death in the family or serious illness, and notification of their teachers.
• Working with teachers to better help them understand students with physical or emotional challenges.
• Referring students and parents/guardians to appropriate school and community resources.
• Participating in, coordinating, and conducting activities which contribute to the effective implementation of the high school component of the K-12 guidance curriculum.
• Evaluating and revising the building guidance and counseling program.
• Assisting in the development of a District Assessment Program and the interpretation of testing and assessment results related to career guidance, and to continue personal professional growth and development.
• Other duties as assigned by the administration.